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Chelation Therapy
Chelation Therapy is a process in which EDTA is used as an intravenous infusion. EDTA is a synthetic amino acid that binds heavy metals and minerals such as lead, iron, copper, mercury, aluminum and calcium and holds them tightly so that they can be removed from the body. Chelation Therapy has been in use since the 1940’s for the treatment of heavy metal poisoning and is approved by the FDA for this purpose. The National Institute (NIH) is currently funding a $30 million placebo-controlled, double-blind study of up to 1700 patients to study the effects of EDTA Chelation Therapy on cardiovascular disease.
EDTA Chelation Therapy is used to clear blocked arteries and therefore increases blood flow to the heart, brain, legs and throughout the body. Therefore, it may be extremely useful if you have Coronary Artery Disease, circulatory problems, memory decline or diabetic ulcers. It can offer you an alternative to invasive coronary bypass surgery, balloon angioplasty or stents and may reduce your risk of stroke. Chelation therapy can also be used for people with metal allergies to remove the offending metal antigen from the body and thereby possibly reducing signs and symptoms of many auto immune diseases such as rheumatoid arthritis and SLE as well as obviating symptoms from fibromyalgia, chronic fatigue syndrome and myriad other related diseases.
How Does It Work?
While physicians who use Chelation Therapy see the benefits in our patients every day and studies published in peer reviewed medical journals provide solid clinical evidence for benefit, we are not entirely certain of the biochemical mechanisms that make it work. There are three primary theories:
1. EDTA directly removes calcium found in the fatty plaques that block your arteries, causing these plaques to break up
2. The process of chelation stimulates your body to release a hormone that in turn causes calcium to be released from the fatty plaque in your arteries
3. EDTA chelation reduces the oxidative stress on the walls of your arteries. Reducing oxidative stress reduces inflammation in the arteries and improves blood vessel function.
The American College for Advancement in Medicine (ACAM) conducts educational courses in the proper and safe use of intravenous EDTA chelation. They also publish a physicians’ Protocol which contains professionally recognized standards of medical practice for Chelation Therapy. Dr. Bauerschmidt is Certfied in Chelation Therapy by ACAM.
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